JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN SERVICES
 
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE ON TECHNOLOGY AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
 
The Journal of Technology in Human Services (formerly Computers in Human 
Services), a Haworth Press journal, announces a call for papers for a special 
issue to be titled: "Technology-Assisted Delivery of School Based Mental 
Health Services:  Defining School Social Work for the 21st Century". The 
special issue will be edited by Bhavna Pahwa.

The growing availability and use of computers and Internet technology in 
schools can be a great asset for school social workers. This special issue 
will focus on the impact of technology on social work in schools and ways in 
which computers and the Internet are being or can be used to assist service 
delivery, assessment, evaluation, advocacy, staff development, and resource 
development.  Articles should focus on descriptions and evaluations of 
technology-assisted service delivery as well as discussions of theoretical 
and ethical issues that impact school social work services as computer and 
Internet use becomes more viable.  Topics might include, but are not limited 
to:
 
· Using computer and Internet assisted assessments in schools 
· Using computers and the Internet for staff development in schools
· Using computers and the Internet to facilitate evaluation of service 
effectiveness
· Using existing software to manage, store, and evaluate data related to 
school based services
· Using the internet to find and access resources 
· Description and evaluation of commercial software to assist school social 
workers with the problems they face, e.g. truancy, drug & alcohol use, 
depression, suicide etc.  Those wanting to evaluate software for this special 
issue can obtain a full working version of the software in exchange for an 
accepted review.  Contact the special issue editor about software you would 
like to review. 
· Ethical issues impacting technology assisted delivery of school based 
mental health services
· Review of Internet sites offering relevant information for use in service 
delivery by school social workers
· Using computer technology for conducting qualitative and quantitative 
studies in  school setting

Please email a brief (1-2 pages) abstract of your manuscript proposal and 
detailed outline to Bhavna Pahwa at [log in to unmask] by October 25, 1999.  If 
sent as an attachment, please send it as a Microsoft Word or RTF file (e.g., 
"Word, FTF, or ASCII text file). Please include names, addresses, phone 
numbers, and email addresses of all authors. Authors will be notified of the 
status of their abstract by November 30, 1999. Those with accepted abstracts 
will be required to submit full papers by May 15, 2000.  Submission of the 
issue to Haworth Press is scheduled for September 2000 with publication by 
January 2001.  In order to facilitate timely publication in this rapidly 
developing area of study, deadlines will be strictly observed.
 
Bhavna Pahwa, MA, LMSW, is a School Social Worker/Intervention Specialist 
with the Arlington TX Independent School District.  She is also a doctoral 
candidate at the School of Social Work, University of TX at Arlington.  
Manuscripts will receive "blind review" by one or more editorial board 
members of the Journal of Technology in Human Services. 

For additional information about the Journal of Technology in Human Services 
please see the Home page at: http://www2.uta.edu/cussn/jths/chs.html.  For 
more information about Haworth Press please see: 
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/.

Contact address:    Bhavna Pahwa - MA, LMSW,  
2309 Copper Ridge, Arlington, Texas 76006 USA
e-mail address - [log in to unmask]  / Phone - (817)640-0639


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